Asian stock markets and US futures rose on Friday as signs of possible trade talks between the US and China lifted risk sentiment after lacklustre earnings from tech bellwethers Apple and Amazon fueled worries about the impact of tariffs.

While the transport minister has urged local airliners to look at buying rejected Boeing jets as an opportunity for fleet expansion, industry association INACA has called for a collected, practical stance in view of regulatory, certification and other established processes.

Asian stock markets headed for a second straight week of gains on Friday and the dollar for its first weekly rise in more than a month as investors have welcomed an apparent softening of the White House stance on China, despite no signal of detente.

The move came after the country’s stock market and currency emerged as one of Asia’s worst-performing this year amid uncertainties due to the US' wide-sweeping tariffs and concerns over the country’s fiscal policy.

"The quarter has been impacted by significant market fluctuations. Our equity investments had a negative return, largely driven by the tech sector," Nicolai Tangen, head of the Norwegian sovereign fund, said in a statement.

The de-escalation drew an immediate thumbs up from Wall Street, as equity index futures jumped by nearly 2 percent on the resumption of trading on Tuesday evening.

Public Housing and Settlements Minister Fahri Hamzah said the backlog, which measures the gap between home demand and existing ownership, is estimated to have increased to 15 million from the previous 9.9 million to 12 million units in the past two years.  

Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said Indonesia cannot export rice to Malaysia to maintain domestic rice stocks.

The government has vowed to trade with China as usual after Beijing warned other countries against striking tariff deals with the United States at China’s expense.

Gold prices hit a fresh record on Monday while the dollar tumbled further along with Wall Street equities as President Donald Trump again slammed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

LPG is the primary cooking fuel for households across the country and Indonesia largely relies on imports of the commodity to meet domestic demand.

Gold prices hit a fresh record Monday while the dollar weakened further and stocks were mixed amid worries about Donald Trump's tariff blitz and bubbling row with the Federal Reserve.

Earlier this year, Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita floated a proposal urging car manufacturers to lower new vehicle prices in a bid to reignite demand. 

The talks between Ryosei Akazawa and President Donald Trump and other senior US officials were closely watched as a barometer for Washington's negotiations with other countries reeling from US tariffs

A new incentive targeting hydrogen-powered cars might be on the books as the government considers options on how to absorb PLN's excess supply of the gas, which could help fuel Indonesia's energy transition.

Danantara chief investment officer Pandu Sjahrir said on Monday that the fund is ready to become a “liquidity provider” to Indonesia’s capital market.

Continuing jitters about US tariffs hit Asian stocks in early trade on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei tumbling more than 5 percent and gold hitting another record high.

China's yuan on Thursday fell to its lowest value against the US dollar since the global financial crisis, with the central bank cutting guidance for the sixth successive trading session against a backdrop of intensifying Sino-US trade tension.

Chinese stocks found some footing on Wednesday as state pledges to support the local market and surging interest in domestic tech firms softened the blow to sentiment from the 104 percent tariffs imposed by the US on Chinese goods.

The United States said on Tuesday that 104 percent duties on imports from China will take effect shortly after midnight, even as the administration of President Donald Trump moved to quickly start talks with other trading partners targeted by sweeping tariffs.

Asia stocks bounced off 1-1/2 year lows, European shares opened broadly higher and US stock futures pointed to a positive open for Wall Street where shares fell to their lowest in over a year on Monday, before steadying.

Both buyers and exporters of Indonesian shrimps are waiting for the negotiation result between Indonesia’s government and the Trump administration.

Just before trading resumed after the holiday break, the local bourse adapted its circuit breaker rules, first introduced during the COVID-19 crisis, to better accommodate current volatility.

Asian stocks bounced off 1-1/2-year lows and US stock futures pointed higher on Tuesday, as markets caught their breath after recent heavy selling on hopes that Washington might be willing to negotiate some of its aggressive tariffs.

Financial markets across the globe posted a third day of losses as investors worried that steep trade barriers around the world's largest consumer market could lead to a recession. 

BI held a meeting on Monday to respond to the plummeting rupiah by preparing several measures to stabilize the currency and maintain market confidence.  

Markets in Indonesia have been closed since March 28 for public holidays, and trading will resume on Tuesday, April 8. Before the break, the rupiah had already been under pressure, dropping to its lowest levels since the 1998 financial crisis. 

The Hang Seng Index ended down 13.22 percent, or 3,021.51 points, to 19,828.30 -- its heftiest drop since 1997 during the Asian financial crisis -- while the Shanghai Composite Index shed 7.34 percent, or 245.43 points, to 3,096.58.

Technically insulated from the recent rout due to its holiday closure, Indonesia’s stock market will hardly escape unscathed and is likely to take a delayed hit following the sharp sell-offs on other Asian exchanges when it reopens for trade on Tuesday.

Futures markets moved swiftly to price in almost five quarter-point cuts in US rates this year, pulling Treasury yields down sharply and hampering the dollar.